What's the difference between emetic and nausea?

Emetic


Definition:

  • (a.) Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by the mouth.
  • (n.) A medicine which causes vomiting.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Postoperative nausea and vomiting have been associated with the use of intravenous narcotics, and nitrous oxide may worsen the emetic effects of narcotics.
  • (2) The altered SEA that lacked the three C-terminal residues of SEA caused T-cell proliferation but was not emetic; this altered SEA was degraded in vitro by monkey stomach lavage fluid and did not reach in the gel double diffusion assay.
  • (3) Overall, antiemetic protection was appreciable: complete emetic protection (no emetic episodes) was observed in 71 and 66% of patients receiving MPN 375 and 120 mg, respectively.
  • (4) Metoclopramide administered before induction of spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery appears to significantly reduce both pre- and postdelivery emetic symptoms without apparent adverse effects on mother or neonate.
  • (5) Emetics used occasionally in the USA, and also frequently administered in Europe to the turn of the present century, are no longer used for treatment in Germany.
  • (6) WA 335 is equally efficient as pimethixene with regard to the inhibition of spontaneous motility and prolongation of barbiturate sleep in mice, and shows the same anti-emetic activity as does chlorpromazine in dogs.
  • (7) The emetic response to intracerebroventricular (ICV) nicotine as well as the vomiting produced by intragastric copper sulfate was depressed or abolished in cats pretreated with ICV reserpine.
  • (8) An investigation on the mechanism of action of bilharcid and tartar-emetic produced the following results.
  • (9) The toxicity of Estracyt manifests itself with gastrointestinal disorders, which in most cases are amenable to anti-emetic treatment.
  • (10) In experiments on cats it was found that piracetam in a dose-dependent way prevented the emetic effect of morphine and leu-enkephalin.
  • (11) In one publication there was found even a 50% reduction of emetic symptoms compared with placebo.
  • (12) The 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT3) receptor antagonist, GR 38032F, which possesses potent anti-emetic properties in vomiting induced by cancer chemotherapeutic drugs, has been tested to determine its value in the prophylaxis of motion sickness induced by cross-coupled stimulation.
  • (13) Bilateral surgical ablation of the emetic chemoreceptor trigger zone of the area postrema rendered the dogs refractory to several times (3-6) the threshold emetic dose of cyclopropane.
  • (14) Another possible mechanism could be by interacting with liver metabolism, resulting in the production of irregular metabolites, which in turn possess "emetic" qualities.
  • (15) Serious methodological problems with studies of emetic therapy with alcoholics preclude unambiguous evaluation of its effects.
  • (16) In early pregnancy, serum levels of cortisol and progesterone were significantly lower in emetic subjects.
  • (17) Radiation sickness developed in 83 and 39% of upper half-body irradiation and lower half-body irradiation treatments respectively and the incidence is not reduced by sedatives or anti-emetics.
  • (18) The emetic action of 4-(m-chlorophenylcarbamoyloxy)-2- butynyltrimethylammonium chloride (McN-A-343) was investigated in the unanaesthetized cat, after it was injected into the cerebral ventricles, through chronically-implanted cannulae.
  • (19) This trial has assessed the contribution of high dose metoclopramide to anti-emetic control when given with dexamethasone and lorazepam.
  • (20) A relationship between antagonism patterns of emetic responses induced by Cisplatin and apomorphine was discussed.

Nausea


Definition:

  • (n.) Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness of the stomach; loathing.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) She had three attacks of severe migrainous headache accompanied with nausea and vomiting within three weeks.
  • (2) Most survivors reported a range of problems that they attributed to having had cancer: 35%, proven or perceived infertility; 24%, sexual problems; 31%, health and life insurance problems; 26%, a negative socioeconomic effect; and 51%, conditioned nausea, associated with visual or olfactory reminders of chemotherapy.
  • (3) Among the major symptoms were gastrointestinal disorders such as subjective and objective anorexia, nausea and vomiting.
  • (4) A 68-year-old male was hospitalized because of headache, nausea, and disturbance of consciousness.
  • (5) Inner Ear Decompression Sickness (IEDCS)--manifested by tinnitus, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, and hearing loss--is usually associated with deep air or mixed gas dives, and accompanied by other CNS symptoms of decompression sickness (DCS).
  • (6) Frequency of symptoms like dizziness, headache, lachrymation, burning sensation in eyes, nausea and anorexia, etc, were much more in the exposed workers.
  • (7) Mean run time and total ST time were faster with CE (by 1.4 and 1.2 min) although not significantly different (P less than 0.06 and P less than 0.10) from P. Subjects reported no significant difference in nausea, fullness, or stomach upset with CE compared to P. General physiological responses were similar for each drink during 2 h of multi-modal exercise in the heat; however, blood glucose, carbohydrate utilization, and exercise intensity at the end of a ST may be increased with CE fluid replacement.
  • (8) Other toxicity was mild and included nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, mucositis, hepatic dysfunction, and cardiac arrhythmias.
  • (9) The time to first episode of moderate to severe nausea was significantly longer in the granisetron group (P = 0.03).
  • (10) Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and prostration.
  • (11) Adverse effects included nausea, light-headedness, dyskinesias, and hallucinations, all of which abated after the Sinemet dose was reduced.
  • (12) Significantly more slow acetylators stopped treatment because of nausea or vomiting, or both, but serious toxicity was not confined to either group.
  • (13) Postoperative nausea and vomiting have been associated with the use of intravenous narcotics, and nitrous oxide may worsen the emetic effects of narcotics.
  • (14) Side-effects (pruritus, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness) were also noted.
  • (15) Fourteen of 15 patients had a reduction in nausea and vomiting on THC as compared to placebo.
  • (16) Nausea, generally mild and of short duration, increased from start (30%) to end of radiotherapy (54%).
  • (17) A bolus of 0.1 mg.kg-1 followed by a continuous infusion of 1 mg.kg-1.hr-1 was effective in both prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting.
  • (18) Significant toxicities included drug-induced hepatitis along with moderate nausea and vomiting.
  • (19) No subject reported side effects of oxitropium, as compared to three subjects reporting nausea, vomiting and tremors after theophylline.
  • (20) Nausea and heartburn occurred in 3 cases only and were controlled by reducing the dosage.